Having studied textiles at Central St Martin’s I then completed a post-graduate MA in woven textiles at the Royal College of Art. Then after several years of working in the commercial textiles and furniture industry I was keen to get back and do something more handmade. The Bombus story began in 2003 amid discarded maps long-forgotten books and antique atlases. Inspired by the vintage papers I developed a unique range of bespoke map gifts using the book and maps as my cloth. More recently and always keeping the influence of textiles close to hand I have moved on to develop a more fine art range of wooden patchwork collages presented here. I have a small team in our beautiful rural studio who assist in the hand making of the pieces.

A decade ago Bouf was born in London. Our inspiration was the capital’s iconic Spitalfields market. The aim was to transport that same creative Spitalfields energy derived from sellers and makers into a great online marketplace.

Our core team of devoted design-hunters has a great job. We seek out the hottest design talent, from iconic manufacturers and known brands to the new kids on the design block. We curate the best design talent for Bouf and now work with over 500 handpicked suppliers. The new improved, redesigned Bouf online marketplace makes our selection easier than ever to navigate.